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CITY OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE PLACING 90 DAY MORATORIUM
ON ALL REZONING OF PROPERTY INVOLVING
RESIDENTIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS AND
REVIEW OF ALL RESIDENTIAL SITE PLANS AND
BUILDING PERMITS DURING THE PENDANCY OF
AMENDMENT TO THE VARIOUS RESIDENTIAL
ZONING DISTRICTS RELATIVE TO THEIR PER-
MITTED DENSITY; PROVIDING FOR REVIEW OF
EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Tamarac,
Florida has determined that an emergency exists in terms of
the density permitted under existing City Ordinances, which
density directly and adversely and imminently affects the
health, welfare and safety of the citizens of Tamarac and
WHEREAS, the City Council has commenced a compre-
hensive amendment of the residential zoning districts to reduce
density in the City of Tamarac to a level compatible with the
City's ability to provide municipal services and sustain the
community in keeping with its present state of health, safety
and welfare and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it urgently necessary
to place a moritorium on rezonings involving residential
districts, review of all site plans relative to residential
projects and the issuance of building permits with respect to
such projects
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TAMARAC, FLORIDA
Section 1: That the City Council finds and determines
that an emergency situation imminently affecting the health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of Tamarac exists by virtue
of the permitted densities in the City's present residential
zoning ordinances.
Section 2: That a moratorium is hereby placed on the
rezoning of any lands involving residential districts in the
City of Tamarac; and further a moratorium is placed on the
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review of all site plans of residential projects and the
issuance of building permits with respect to any residential
projects. Provided, however, that where final site plan and
platting approval have been granted by the City of Tamarac,
then, in that event, a building permit may be issued.
Section 3: The Board of Adjustment of the City of
Tamarac is hereby granted authority during the period of this
moratorium to grant variances from the terms of this Ordinance,
where the Board finds that such variance will not be adverse
to the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City
of Tamarac, and further where the Board finds that a genuine
hardship would result from the literal enforcement of this
Ordinance.
Section 4: The moratorium on rezoning lands involv-
ing residential districts, the review of site plans involving
residential projects, and the issuance of building permits
involving residential projects shall be in effect for a period
of 90 days from date of this Ordinance, or until the City shall
adopt a comprehensive ordinance or set of ordinances relative
to density in residential districts in the City of Tamarac,
whichever is earlier.
Section 5: This Ordinance shall become effective
immediately upon its final passage
PASSED FIRST READING THIS 4fday of
PASSED SECOND READING THISRday of
PASSED THIRD READING THIS 11 `day of
ATTEST:
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